Reports: Matt Holliday on verge of being traded to Oakland Athletics
Purple Row — ... UPDATE [Rox Girl]: ESPN is reporting pitcher Greg Smith was "one of the players under discussion". Update to the update: pitcher Brett Anderson may be involved. ...

A's Reportedly Acquire Matt Holliday
Sharapova's Thigh — After a deal between the Cardinals and Rockies fell through in the last couple days, the Rockies moved on and dealt their All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday to the A's reportedly . No details on who the Rockies are getting in return. In their talks with the Cardinals, rumors were the Rockies would get outfielders Ryan Ludwick and Skip Schumaker in the deal. The 30-year-old Ludwick had an absolutely monster 2008 season, hitting .299, with 37 homers, 119 RBI, and an OPS of .966. However, this was his first season with success at all and there are obviously questions as to whether ...

Uh When Did Oakland Start Trading *FOR* All Stars?
SimonOnSports — ... Scott Boras so he shall be seeking a very very large contract and thus the Rockies wanted to get something for him before getting nothing. So they shopped the markets that can afford Holliday. They had discussions with the Phillies as a replacement for the Pat Burrell. They discussed a deal with the Cardinals for Ryan Ludwick. They gave the Yankees a phone call. But alas there was only one large market team that had the money and talent to acquire him................. THE OAKLAND ATHLETICS?????? What the Hell is Going on in this Upside Down World? Every ...

Monday Mendozas
ESPN Feed: neyer rob — ... . • I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again: Every time you think Billy Beane is going to zig, he zags . • Was this the most boring year ever for rookies of the year? There certainly weren't any surprises Monday, as the two winners collected ...

Matt Holliday To The Oakland Athletics
Crooked Pitch — ... and nobody knows what’s coming back to Colorado in return. ESPN thinks that pitcher Greg Smith will be included in the deal, but the big news (other than Holliday being traded) is that no news is known about the deal, yet. ...

Matt Holliday On His Way to ... Oakland?
FanHouse — ... would receive are not yet known.It has been known for some time that the Rockies would explore possibilities other than signing him to a massive contract, but this is a shocking development that Billy Beane would trade for a hitter with such terrible splits away from Coors Field, who will also be needing a huge contract quite soon. He's a free agent after 2009, and with the numbers he put up the past few years, he's in a for a significant payday. Other reports have the deal being finalized within the next 48 hours and including Oakland starting ...

Athletics Pushing for a Holliday?
Arin It Out — ... It appears that the A's are in the midst of making a deal with Colorado for Matt Holliday.  He is certainly the type of offensive player that the A's need, but what exactly is it going to cost?  ...

DAMN YOU COLORADO!
The Tribe Daily — ... DAMN YOU COLORADO .... That pretty much makes the previous post useless.... Why? Colorado aren't likely to trade both Holliday AND Atkins in the same offseason and it looks like Greg Smith is in the deal, which would mean the Rockies have ...

Holliday Traded to A's
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From ESPN: Matt Holliday appears headed to the Oakland Athletics in a deal with the Colorado Rockies, baseball sources have told ESPN's Jerry Crasnick and Buster Olney. Final details are being finalized, though the teams have agreed to terms, a baseball source told Olney. The source said the deal may not be finalized for up to 48 hours. The deal is also pending completion of physical exams. Pitcher Greg Smith, who was 7-16 with a 4.16 ERA ...

Sorry Phillies fans, Matt Holliday traded to the A's
All Things Philly Sports — ... Rumors have been swirling around Rockies slugger Matt Holliday and today those rumors will come to an end. Holliday has reportedly been traded to the Oakland A's for what appears to be a group of 3 or 4 solid prospects. The A's and Rockies make perfect trading partners since the A's have been accumulating young talent, the exact thing the Rockies have been looking for in exchange for Holliday. ...

Soto Beats Out Edinson "Not a Rookie" Volquez for NL ROY, Longoria Takes AL, Holliday Traded to A's
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine — ... Update (3:57PM): Greg Smith has been confirmed as part of the package. Anderson, Ryan Sweeney, and Carlos Gonzalez are also in the mix per ESPN. The AL vote was unanimous, while Canuck Joey Votto stole a single 1st place vote from Soto. Edinson Volquez, who as previously mentioned isn't a rookie, finished 4th in the balloting. Michael Young, Nate McLouth and now this? I realize it's a different group of voters for the GGs, but I think we as fans can safely say there are some boneheads in both voting groups. ...

The Bizzaro A's
The Outsiders Look at the Insides of Baseball — The Oakland Athletics have reportedly agreed to acquire Matt Holliday from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Carlos Gonzalez, Houston Street, and Greg Smith. The deal has yet to be finalized, and there certainly could be changes, but for now the Athletics are the winners in this deal. The Rockies themselves are not necessarily 'losers', this is simply because they did not accept the rumored trade with the Cardinals-the trade where ...

Holliday to Oakland
YankeesRedSox.com — ... ESPN is reporting that The Colorado Rockies have agreed to ship Matt Holliday to the Oakland A's with finishing details still being worked out. ...

Pathetic Attempt at News and Notes--Nov. 10
Raise the Jolly Roger — ... to establish the market," Huntington said. "We are in touch with a number of players that we are interested in, but much of their decisions will come after that market is set. We're not going to set the market at any rate." In other words...don't expect anything to happen short of mini-signings like last offseason (Gomez, Mientkiewicz, Dumatrait, Rivas, etc.) A few days ago I maintained [that's the way it should be]. There is news around MLB, though. [Matt Holliday was traded to the A's for Huston Street and prospects]. [Evan Longoria and ...

Holliday to Oakland
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Links of the Day 11/10/08
The Victoria Times — Is the SEC better than the Big Ten? Probably. Is it crazier? Definitely. There is a movement afoot... Holy crap, Matt Holliday was traded to the A's!

MLB Weekly: Matt Holliday Traded To Oakland A's
Hip 2 Da Game — ... Matt Holliday: Well, this one came out nowhere, as the Oakland A's have reportedly traded for Rockies OF Matt Holliday. There had been talk of Holliday being traded to the Cardinals and even the Yankees, but there was no discussion at all of Holliday going to the A's. I'm not really sure what Billy Beane is up to with this trade, because Matt Holliday is a free agent after 2009, and you would think the A's don't have the money to spend to be able to re-sign Holliday. Maybe Beane thinks his team can compete in 2009. If you're thinking that Beane will trade ...

Unanimous and Near Unanimous ROYs. A “Holliday” for the A’s?
The Sommer Frieze — ... Chase Wright (I’m surprised he dropped off the list. He was a combined 10-3, 2.80 at AA/AAA), and 1B Brandon Laird (who didn’t do badly at Low A, .273-23-86, and I’m a bit surprised he dropped off). Having Wright and Laird actually fall out of the top 10 may be a good thing. It shows depth. Some people got enough PT in the majors to drop off the list. Hughes, Kennedy, Brett Gardner… Well, it isn’t the Cardinals. In a bit of a shocker, Matt Holliday appears headed to the A’s. Ooh youre a holiday , such a ...

Early Holliday season in Oakland
SmackCaster SmackBlog — ... Lots of buzz on where Matt Holliday was going to land. Some thought the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies were going to go hard for him. Of course, the Mets and Yankees are never out of a big deal. And, the St. Louis Cardinals were said to be dangling Ryan Ludwick as the centerpiece of a package. None of it will be the winner, however, as ESPN.com is reporting the Colorado Rockies’ slugger should be headed to the Oakland Athletics in the next couple days. Nice get for the A’s. Give Billy Beane and "A." ...

Why did the A's trade for Matt Holliday?
tonyblogs.net - Sports news, humor, videos and prognostications. — ... That's what I'm trying to figure out. The A's basically dumped whoever they could last year and now they're trading away three guys for Matt Holliday, who only has one year remaining on his contract. ...

Rockies trade Holliday to A’s
The Hardball Times — ... . So much for the A's going into rebuilding mode considering Holliday will most likely be a one year rental for the A's until he becomes a free agent at the end of next year, or the A's could flip him for more players midseason. I cannot see Scott Boras and Billy Beane negotiating on a contract extension. For ESPN's report on the trade click here , and for Oakland A's fans' perspective on the trade visit ...

News and Notes
Let's Go Tribe! — ... Trevor Hoffman back, so he's an option, especially since he came close to signing with the Indians the last time he was a free agent. I think a trade would make more sense here, especially Huston Street (if he's not in the Holliday deal). ...

Is Holliday enough to lift A's
ESPN Feed: neyer rob — ... to the A's, but there's little doubt that it's going to happen . And while it's a deal that nobody seems to have expected, the early reviews are positive, at least from Oakland's side. Here's ...

Morning Rounds, November 11th
The Sports Complex — ... “Liquid crystal, bro. I am liquid crystal.”- Lenny Dykstra Three lines on their world: In a surprise move Matt Holliday was traded to Oakland Evan Longoria and Geovany Soto picked up some new hardware And College Basketball is finally back Three lines on ours: The Phillies made a flurry of small moves The Sixers go back to work tonight against Kyle ...

Riffs: Considering the Matt Holliday Deal
Bird Land — ... in the names of players floated as being part of a Holliday deal, the best player considered was Ludwick. Not only did he have a breakthrough season with his 100 RBIs and 30-plus homers and one-single-short-of-.300 average, but Ludwick is also just entering the arbitration phase of his career. In Ludwick, as one person told me, Colorado had a replacement for Holliday to sell to its fanbase, one wrapped up for at least three more years and dressed with a tidy statistical bow. The final package of players Oakland is reportedly sending to Colorado does not include ...

Recent Trades May Change Your Holliday Outlook
Baseball Reflections —

Hot Stove 101
The Ballclub — ... Subject A is still stuck on this supposed deal for Duchscherer. By Monday afternoon, the Matt Holliday deal has been made, meaning Oakland has sufficiently gutted its pitching staff to make a Duchscherer deal make even less sense for them. Knowing he's finally beat on this end, he decides to come completely out of left field and suggest that the Mets go after Trevor Hoffman. Trevor Hoffman! A 41-year old Closer who displayed frightening inconsistency and is showing signs of wear after a 17-year career. This as a potential alternative should talks with Brian Fuentes go sour. ...

Quick News
Down with Goldy — ... - Billy Beane is at it again, defying "conventional" logic and seemingly trading prospects for an expensive star player in the Rockies' Matt Holliday. Holliday is an awesome player, but you kind of have to wonder how inflated his numbers are playing in Coors (Sidler?) The A's are (allegedly) sending over Huston Street (established high-end closer), pitcher Greg Smith (highly regarded prospect) and OF Carlos Gonzalez (super highly regarded prospect) for a guy with only one year left on his contract at $13.5 million. I'll assume they won't make the trade unless they get a long ...

TGIF: Matt Holliday to Oakland
Sports of Boston — ... It was reported several days ago that the Oakland A’s acquired LF Matt Holliday from the Colorado Rockies. In order to land one of the best hitters in all of baseball, the A’s had to give up SP Greg Smith, OF Carlos Gonzalez, and CL Huston Street. Holliday has been one of the biggest offensive threats in the game for the past several seasons that was highlighted by his 2007 season where he was robbed of the NL MVP award. ...

Hot Stove Update: AL West
The Crawfish Boxes — ... Oakland Athletics: The teams that finished at the bottom of the AL West in 2008 have made the biggest moves thus far. Oakland landed the first big fish of the offseason, trading Huston Street, Carlos Gonzales and Greg Smith for Matt Holliday. How much will this deal mean to Oakland? If the team can land a Nick Johnson or Jason Giambi to pair with Holliday, the move may provide a shot in the arm to Oakland's chances at competing in 2009. Rafael Furcal would have made a nice shortstop, but just today Furcal signed with Atlanta. How will Holliday react to moving from ...

If not Teixeira... maybe Holliday?
The Bottom Line — ... today and one name caught my eye. Matt Holliday. matt holliday.jpg Holliday was a blip on the Red Sox radar before being traded to the Oakland Athletics , but the A's are simply renting him for a year. Come this time next year, Scott Boras will likely be shopping Holliday as aggressively as he has Teixeira this offseason. But here's the key: Holliday is an outfielder. Many have argued that paying Teixeira an insane amount of money to replace Kevin Youkilis at first base is just plain silly, especially since Mike Lowell is still on the roster and the Red Sox were among the ...

No. 20 Matt Holliday OF Oakland Athletics
Fantasy Baseball Hot Stove — ... Key Stats: Ask any fantasy baseball player that was alive on November 11, 2008 and they can probably tell you where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news. Keeper systems everywhere were being juggled and the values of Grady Sizemore and Ryan Braun were increasing at rates that would have left Mr. Gatsby in awe. ...